aidan mcatamney Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 Old photographs from the past. Apologies for the poor quality. This was my Multiplex Easystar from over 20 years ago. It seen a lot of flight time during that period. It was a very basic model with just a simple brushed motor and a heavy nicad battery. Flight times were short but it flew very well and it gave me a lot of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Green Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 I still have an Easystar used mainly as a test-bed, presently it has a 1970s 27mhz Digi Ace radio converted to 35mhz. Has a 2300kv 380 inrunner, vertical to almost OOS then glide - half an hour on a good day! Once trimmed makes a fair single-channel rudder-only hack for a button transmitter. Popular for FPV which I tried but made me dizzy! There have been a few of very long-running Easystar threads on RCG - the model had massive worldwide support which was well deserved. Copies by HK and many others have been equally successful. A classic, much maligned by the 'experts' but a classic nonetheless :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Skilbeck Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 Yep was instructing a clubmate with one the other day, also had another on a Hobbyking Bixler Easystar copy, hard to put a finger on it but the Easystar flew much better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan mcatamney Posted October 13, 2023 Author Share Posted October 13, 2023 7 hours ago, Frank Skilbeck said: Yep was instructing a clubmate with one the other day, also had another on a Hobbyking Bixler Easystar copy, hard to put a finger on it but the Easystar flew much better. Absolutely, it is a great little plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan mcatamney Posted October 13, 2023 Author Share Posted October 13, 2023 7 hours ago, Phil Green said: I still have an Easystar used mainly as a test-bed, presently it has a 1970s 27mhz Digi Ace radio converted to 35mhz. Has a 2300kv 380 inrunner, vertical to almost OOS then glide - half an hour on a good day! Once trimmed makes a fair single-channel rudder-only hack for a button transmitter. Popular for FPV which I tried but made me dizzy! There have been a few of very long-running Easystar threads on RCG - the model had massive worldwide support which was well deserved. Copies by HK and many others have been equally successful. A classic, much maligned by the 'experts' but a classic nonetheless 🙂 Absolutely a classic, that's for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan mcatamney Posted October 13, 2023 Author Share Posted October 13, 2023 I spent many happy years in this field flying the Easystar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 Never owned one but have flown a couple. Just a good little flyer that can be used just about anywhere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan mcatamney Posted October 13, 2023 Author Share Posted October 13, 2023 50 minutes ago, J D 8 said: Never owned one but have flown a couple. Just a good little flyer that can be used just about anywhere. Yes , that is so true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linds.W Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Learnt to fly on one of these .I think the Bixler took it's glory! cheaper but not as good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan mcatamney Posted November 28, 2023 Author Share Posted November 28, 2023 6 hours ago, Linds.W said: Learnt to fly on one of these .I think the Bixler took it's glory! cheaper but not as good. Yes , I agree totally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 I bought one as an FPV platform, which it was good for (unlike the FPV gear which was an early 'all in one box' outfit - which proved to be functionally useless a.k.a. crepe) I'm not convinced of its merits as a trainer though. I had to extend the rudder to improve the response and every throttle movement produced a change of trim, which is OK for an experienced pilot, but useless for raw beginners (IMV). The Bixler was a rip-off and I can only assume Multiplex couldn't be backsided to tackle Hobbyking over it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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